The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-11-06
THE WHIMS OF FAIR WOMEN.
ITEMS ABOUT TARI0Us
WIVES AND DzUGHTkRA

gzxRnsx1Na ITEMS ABOUT TAaIoUl
WIVES AND DAUGHTkRA
TAs Tasteful shsp Girls sue The Newest
Psekesseets-A Fee,ish Mss's Flirtatier
TIE Newest FAD IN Fsshiensbie sesiety
There IL something admirable In tho way
the little shop girls manage to appear a. well
- they do. They are often becomingly dressed
and quite In the mode 20 far as out and az 60.
A stranger, seeing one or two at time on
Sunday morning on the way to church, would
not suspect them to DO workers.. What they
DO 70 70 initiate the current styles with low
priced materials, using cheap satins. woollens,
or veivets 10 produce the effects they see
among the stylish bellies thoy walt upon. They
have taste. good looks, and the ability to Inn
part stylishness TO their inexpensive robes
II 10 In tho way OF eccentricities and acoes-
sortss OF the toilet that rich bellies manage to
keep ahead. Take pocketbooks, for an exam.
pie. They have been growing simmer and
at little distance. and the last fashion 10 to
have handles to them: they arc twelve and
fourteen inches long. and about four wide
They contain one long pocket. In which one Of
the tiny onablo-embroidered handker-
ohisfs 10 stretched out, . pocket partitioned on
into three sections for change, another long
one In which bills arc folded, and corner In
which rsposes . two-inoh square pad Of per-
forstsd buckskin In which veloutine Ia packed
IN rose leaf There 10 now . cosmetic for sur
reptitious use whom the bloom IL not on fair
womsn's lips or has been worried OF her
cheek. A simple leaf. tho petal Of flower.
will renew its freshness for you can buy now
little cslluoid boxes. packed with two dozen
earmins-stained muslin rose leaves. By tho
application Of one dry. the faintest blush OF
h>a d n iwht MI
Il in intensity. and tho rose leaf hold between
tho wet lips moment makes them as beauti-
fully red as II bee had newly stung them."
All this you fnd In the fashionable pocket
book Of . lady just now. and when this wallet
II made OF fragrant leather. or the saurian's
map-liks hide, or tho scaly serpent's skin.
nicely bound with edges and corners Of scroll
work silver. It is an interesting article. 1t 10
different from the port monkey of q man. That
Il usually portly affair. rotund with dreadful
papers, stuffed With bank notes and checks.
and only relieved from monotony BY packet
Of court plaster and few railway tickets.
Do the foolish mon travel more than the 9TH
ers. or does It make man silly to put him on
car and send him away from homer l ask
this question because l meet SO many men &C.
ting like idiots on every journey l take. d.
reotly In front Of mo on recent journey sat
pretty girl, perhaps "a years Of ago. and across
the way was fne.looking. middle-aged man
with swoet.iaced wife. two lovely childrvn.and
nursemsid. This party was evidently return
ing from some prolonged visit to tho country.
and heading for "Grandma's to stay until
tho holidays. The conversation Of the children
told all this to every one In the Iarlor car.
Presently when mamma was deep In new book.
and nurse had the babies onb sofa at tho end
OF the car. the scamp OF husband opened .ne
campaign By surreptitious sn.ies In the look
Hired with he her PAS As tie Madonns-iaesd vile
bent over her novel. the man would make eyes
rs .SG Disgust o. sha Ss as s
Slsuks xsrs dspost.d .9ok shs fI 8, rssirsd
sTsssd With It's its noticn u ana nd sdroitiy laid
srsDS bsn and Wsen on II III :'
further sSalsiHsanSs; WIN you write a! me or
to Joh1 Johnson. ss4 Beaver street; wiiI reach
4so nsh nssa ovsa that and
tmpudent communication. Then. as she felt
h s, 81 h n the snS aSs
What would you do we're you in my PLACE r."
tina. paper. whatever there Is on It, to that In
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over to the chair in which the wife sat. place
The A. open eommunicaiion on her lap, and say:
The gentleman with you gave me that mo-
" the whole car load watched the develop
ments with intense interest. Some were sorry
the man for her sake. but tho lady. quietly read
II through II She was pale as ashes. but she
that delusion and snare. Then she faced about
and said pleasantly to the pretty girl: Thank
The stoppsd and the parsy wth
drew, the flirting husband making desperate
ons no
pleasant. II we could read faces.
sense and discretion than In handling rich
fpTs. Succeeding season, when II their seal
s
great loose dolmars. ,paletots with overhang-
comfort for years. and had whitfield out OF their
vast vas possessions some skinny little wrap Of
Susties 6eIind Did any ono ever have amy any
operatiop5 On. NO: Ono woman this year
IN open winter, and her husband had sold his |
sleigh 80 she sent his sealskin coat to a |
small ps!srins cape Sonstrueted with tab ends
coming down IN 'front.' that gould have been |
s.s 81
tabe, and balls Of sealskin depending from the |
pape behind For making this garment the |
6rIn charged SAT, and she didn't get scrap OF |
Bealskin. She wrote back that her husband |
thought there must be some fur sleeves and u |
front or two coming to her. but they presented |
hor with q couple OF pieces as big as her hand. |
and vowed that that was every inch unused. |
As time wore on the woman got still more dis |
satisfied with her small wrap. and probably
her husband thought rexretfully OF his big |
,ost. Some one spoke to q local furrler: DO
eSs
ng ?. He exclaimed: mot. much. They
Ssve her the thing she wanted, but tho coat. as
he man wore 1t, Is doing service this winter"
II you intend to be exauisitely fashionable in
,ire talent from the public shows, It Is the
,end on professional performers for special
prtains are dropped In tho various theatres,
!ress 90 on TO some private house In Bel:
I their talent, Such men as Corney, Grain and
light at ;26 70 $50 each II seems beneath an
.rtist, this taking half hours IN private houses.
handsome. clever. the most distinguished
ookinH man in crowd OF titled dudelets.
ONE In late. In full evening costume,
peak 70 the hostess, and hold himself
loof till he got the cue from her lady